So Much (For) Stardust marks a homecoming for the band on multiple fronts; the first of which found the band reuniting with renowned producer Neal Avron, whom they’ve worked with on three previous albums (From Under the Cork Tree, Infinity on High, Folie à Deux). On working with Avron for this record, Stump notes: “Neal not only taught us how to ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The voice of the violin with a song cycle without words: Making her instrument sing - this is an art that violinist Maria Ioudenitch has mastered like hardly any other artist of the young generation. That the world of singing is also the centre of her debut album is already foreshadowed by the title: "Songbird". ...
Composer: Clara Schumann (1819-1896), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847), Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979), Amy Beach (1867-1944), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893), Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951), Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Michael Glinka (1804-1857), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The successful singer looks back nostalgically: Love & Money is Katie Melua's 9th studio album; a stunning and personal 10 track snapshot of Katie as both an artist and human. Producer Leo Abrahams assembled an exceptional group of musicians with an astounding track record to complete the sound of the record. The album was recorded at Peter Gabriel's iconic Real ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Mélusine features a mix of five originals and interpretations of nine songs, dating as far back as the twelfth century, mostly sung in French along with Occitan, English, and Haitian Kreyol. The new album’s songs tell the story of the European folkloric legend of Mélusine, a woman who turns into a half-snake ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
British heavy metal legends Saxon release their second covers album. Following the release of Inspirations in 2021, More Inspirations is the second album of cover versions with which Saxon pay homage to their musical influences, the inspirations that have accompanied them throughout their 40-year career. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Mozart: String Quintets K. 515 & 516
Quatuor Ebène welcomes a favourite colleague, viola player Antoine Tamestit, for two of Mozart’s six string quintets – No 3 in C major, K 515 and No 4 in G minor, K 516. Their last joint album, ‘Round Midnight, won a 2022 Gramophone Award for its thrilling ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
A very interesting material, both in mood and instrumentation, of compositions by Gábor Juhász, performed by the Juhász Gábor Trio, Tony Lakatos (saxophone) and Júlia Karosi (vocals), with musical thoughts about the planets of the Solar System. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
After a long seven-year hiatus, Northern Irish rockers The Answer are releasing their long-awaited and brand-new studio album "Sundowners". Sundowners has been produced and mixed by rising British rock producer Dan Weller (Enter Shikari, Bury Tomorrow) and will be supported by a run of limited capacity 17 date UK and ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
In October last year, the band reported back with the single "Sleepwalking". Now their new album "Tell Me I'm Alive" will be released on March 17. At the same time as the PreOrder launch, the single of the same name will also be released on January 13. Formed in 2003, the pop-punk band consists of four members ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Death Cab For Cutie announce acoustic version of Asphalt Meadows album with rework of "Pepper" and cover of Low's "The Plan". The acoustic version of "Pepper" and cover of Low's "The Plan" follow Ben Gibbard's recent theme song for Apple TV+’s new comedy series Shrinking. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Again evoking his time as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, Canadian pianist Alain Lefèvre releases a second album of French music. Paris Memories, which follows My Paris Years, comprises music by Franck, Debussy and the man who taught Alain Lefèvre composition: Pierre Max Dubois. A pupil of the prolific and multi-faceted ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862–1918), Pierre Max Dubois (1930–1995), César Auguste Franck (1822–1890)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The latest chapter in an unparalleled posthumous career, I Can Only Be Me is a landmark new collaborative album with the London Symphony Orchestra. Eva Cassidy’s original vocal parts have been isolated and accompanied by new arrangements written by Oscar-shortlisted Christopher Willis and Grammy-winning William Ross. Utilising recent advances in machine ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
For ten years now Omer Klein has been playing together with his trio consisting of bassist Haggai Cohen-Milo and drummer Amir Bresler. For this anniversary there will be a new album on March 3, "Life & Fire". In order not to lose himself on well-trodden paths after four albums, the pianist from Israel, who lives in Frankfurt am Main, set clear principles before the production of the new album. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Olympians" – das neue Album des Grammy-Preisträgers hebt die neun Originalkompositionen hervor, die Mendoza während seiner 27-jährigen Zusammenarbeit mit dem Metropole Orchester geschrieben hat. Seit 27 Jahren arbeitet der Amerikaner Vince Mendoza mit dem niederländischen Metropole Orkest zusammen. Big Band und Orchester in Einem: ein Klangkörper wie geschaffen für einen führenden Komponisten und Arrangeur ... #!EN!#> Seven-Time Grammy Award-Winner Vince Mendoza Reunites with Longtime Collaborator Metropole Orkest on Olympians. Featuring Dianne Reeves, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Chris Potter, David Binney, Alex Acuña and Ramon Stagnaro. Vince Mendoza, who has won seven Grammy Awards and been nominated 36 times, reunites with his longtime collaborator Metropole Orkest, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Renowned for re-imagining songs from American Idol to his stirring viral hit with Cher's "Believe", Adam Lambert - the Grammy-nominated pop icon, LGBTQ trailblazer and Queen front man - brings you High Drama, a wonderfully diverse collection of covers with a twist, held together by Adam’s once-in-a-generation voice and trademark flair. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC
Motörhead the iconic Godfathers of heavy metal, released their 23rd (and final) studio album Bad Magic in 2015. Instantly hailed as one of the best the beloved trio had recorded in many years, Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY Bad Magic enjoys a bonus-packed refresh, adding two previously unreleased tracks from those furious sessions: “Bullet in Your Brain” and “Greedy ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
The idea behind Carlos Cipa’s new album is easy to describe: one room, one piano, one pianist/composer. Taking one’s time. Approaching with the greatest possible impartiality. Simply improvising, at first only from, for, and with oneself. But what at first might seem a simple concept becomes more complex at a closer look. ...
Composer: Carlos Cipa
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Minimalism
Paco de Lucia: The Montreux Years (Live)
Beautifully restored and remastered: A showcase of Paco De Lucia’s mesmerising Montreux Jazz Festival live performances between 1984 to 2012. One of the world’s most celebrated flamenco guitarists, Paco De Lucía helped legitimize flamenco music across the world and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to have successfully crossed over into other genres ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Jazz
Sam Gendel’s COOKUP—a new album comprising interpretations of R&B and soul hits originally released between 1992 and 2004—is due February 24, 2023, via Nonesuch Records. As with his 2020 Nonesuch debut, Satin Doll, Gendel recorded COOKUP in his native California with his friends and collaborators Gabe Noel and Philippe ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
“The Fox” is a concert for viola and orchestra, inspired by the archaic music of early renaissance with a hint of romantic and modern music. The film tells the true-life story of a young Austrian soldier in WWII, and is about friendship and love in the most difficult circumstances as the protagonist befriends a little fox puppy he finds abandoned in the woods. ...
Composer: Arash Safaian
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
